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Many catalysts contain precious metals such as platinum, rhodium and palladium, which are\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-10-27T10:50:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/27\/2022-10:50am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A new method anchors single atoms of platinum-group metals on nanometer-sized islands in order to more efficiently use these expensive metals as catalysts.","teaser":"Catalysts, which speed up chemical reactions, are key to the technologies used in making chemicals and fuels and for cleaning up pollutants, including exhaust from cars, trucks and fossil fuel power plants.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/eed_1815_cov.3_3_copy.png?itok=Aq_DmfiJ","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20221027-researchers-discover-catalyst-holy-grail","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/eed_1815_cov.3_3_copy.png?itok=Aq_DmfiJ","image_alt":"Illustration of metal atoms within nanometer-sized islands of cerium oxide on a commercial silicon dioxide support.","image_caption":"The researchers confined platinum-group atoms to small cerium-oxide islands, which could minimize the amount of expensive metals required in many industrial applications. 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